List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1966
These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1966.
That year, 16 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Christie, Nancy Sinatra, SSgt. Barry Sadler, The Young Rascals, The Mamas & the Papas, Percy Sledge, Tommy James & the Shondells, The Troggs, The Lovin' Spoonful, Donovan, The Association, ? and the Mysterians, The Monkees, Johnny Rivers, and The New Vaudeville Band. Frank Sinatra, having already hit number one prior to the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first one on the chart. The Beatles, The Supremes, and The Monkees are the only acts to hit number one with more than one song, with each of them having two.
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1966 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
The original #1 song of 1966, "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas, never reached #1 on the weekly charts. |
| No. | Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | January 1 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 152 | January 8 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles | |
| January 15 | ||||
| re | January 22 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| re | January 29 | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles | |
| 153 | February 5 | "My Love" | Petula Clark | |
| February 12 | ||||
| 154 | February 19 | "Lightnin' Strikes" | Lou Christie | |
| 155 | February 26 | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra | |
| 156 | March 5 | "Ballad of the Green Berets" | SSgt Barry Sadler | |
| March 12 | ||||
| March 19 | ||||
| March 26 | ||||
| April 2 | ||||
| 157 | April 9 | "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" | The Righteous Brothers | |
| April 16 | ||||
| April 23 | ||||
| 158 | April 30 | "Good Lovin'" | The Young Rascals | |
| 159 | May 7 | "Monday, Monday" | The Mamas and the Papas | |
| May 14 | ||||
| May 21 | ||||
| 160 | May 28 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | |
| June 4 | ||||
| 161 | June 11 | "Paint It Black" | The Rolling Stones | |
| June 18 | ||||
| 162 | June 25 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | |
| 163 | July 2 | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra | |
| re | July 9 | "Paperback Writer" | The Beatles | |
| 164 | July 16 | "Hanky Panky" | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| July 23 | ||||
| 165 | July 30 | "Wild Thing" | The Troggs | |
| August 6 | ||||
| 166 | August 13 | "Summer in the City" | The Lovin' Spoonful | |
| August 20 | ||||
| August 27 | ||||
| 167 | September 3 | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | |
| 168 | September 10 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes | |
| September 17 | ||||
| 169 | September 24 | "Cherish" | The Association | |
| October 1 | ||||
| October 8 | ||||
| 170 | October 15 | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops | |
| October 22 | ||||
| 171 | October 29 | "96 Tears" | ? and the Mysterians | |
| 172 | November 5 | "Last Train to Clarksville" | The Monkees | |
| 173 | November 12 | "Poor Side of Town" | Johnny Rivers | |
| 174 | November 19 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes | |
| November 26 | ||||
| 175 | December 3 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band | |
| 176 | December 10 | "Good Vibrations" | The Beach Boys | |
| re | December 17 | "Winchester Cathedral" | The New Vaudeville Band | |
| December 24 | ||||
| 177 | December 31 | "I'm a Believer" | The Monkees | |
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.